What causes the SART to begin a transmission?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — After being activated the SART responds to radar interrogation.

Following manual activation into the operating mode, a SART remains quiescent until it detects an incoming 9-GHz X-band radar pulse, which automatically triggers its internal frequency-sweeping transmitter to respond.

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